Window-manipulating implement



April 6,1926.

H. E. MEYER WINDOW MANIPULATING IMPLEMENT Filed'March 24, 1925 Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

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WINDOW-MANIPULATING IMPLEMENT.

Application'filed March 24, 1925. Serial No. 17,906.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HENRY E. MEYER, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Dorchester, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in l vindowriManipulating Implements, offwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

This invention relatesto window nia1iipu lating implements of the type employedfor raising or lowering a window. sash and 001 V sists in iIDPIOVGHKP/D CS which increase the utility ofsucli devices, i I

The invention will be best understood by reference to the following description when taken-in connection with the accompanying illustration ofione specific embodiment 'theieof, whilo its scope 'will'be more parclaims.

In the draw1ngs,

ticularly pointed out: in the appended Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a window ma nirmlating implement embodying one form of the invention, thehandle thereof being broken away; i A v Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theimplemeiit shown in Fig.1; c Fig; 3 illustratessome of the uses to which an implement of the type. shown in 1 gated handle 9 in the form of apole or rod,

the handle being fastened in the socket by any suitable means, as by the screw ll. The upper end of the head is provided at one side with a lateral extension 13 constituting apull member and preferably terminating in a hook-shaped end 15. The pull member is so positioned and shaped as to be usable for pulling down a window sash, the hook member being capable of being inserted in th e cke ed recess 17 (see gt); with drawings and to the em- I woodwork.

which the upper rail of many window sashes are. frequently equipped. l r Where a window manipulating. implement is equipped only with a pull member or other projection of the type described, and it is attempted. to raise or lower the sash by engagementdirectly with the wooden rail of the window, as is apt frequently to be done, the wood islikelyto be marred or v dentedjdue to"the"pressure against the wooden rail of the small metallic bearing areasjpresented by-the pull member, and in the course of time the ra l s apt to become badly damaged and the window glass scratched or marred, oroccasio ally broken. 1

i For the purpose of conveniently a id effectively utilizing the implement to raise or lower the sash by engagement with the sash rail directly, and for other conveii ience in manipulation. I have herein pro vided the head with a second lateral offset. member 19, preferably at the opposite side from the pull member 13, the offset 19 carry 'ing a flattened metallic faceQl, herein rectaiiglar' in form, which offset may be also used in manipulating the WlI1ClOW.. The metallic face 21 of the offset 19 is preferably surfaced with a relatively softer facing 23, which may beof a fibrous or non-abrasive material, and herein jconiprises iL-lQClTtIDQQIZ- lar block of rubber screwed to the metallic face 21, providing a relatively soft face overlying the walls of the face21. This pro vides a member the face'of which is adapted to bear against a window pane without damage thereto, while the ends thereof may be -,utilized to press against the wooden rail of the window sash also without damage to the For convenience in manipulation, as'willbe.apparent from Figs. 3 and 4, tlieface of tho'bearingr member 23 is oilset at a slight angle to the axis of the handle.

. The utility of the described form of im' plement will be understood from an inspection of Figs. 3 and 4. In Fig. 3 I have shown the lower rail 25 of an upper window sash 27 and the upper rail of a lower window sash-31, the window being equipped with a well-known type of window lock comprising the latch carrying member 33 and the lock member 35 which are fastened by snapping down the swinging latch lever 37 from the dotted to the full line position therein shown. i

T lock th fastening, the pull member is iii) engaged with the back of the latch lever and the implement pulled to throw the latch lever down into the full line locking position. To unlock the window the implement is reversed, the upper edge. ofithe bearing member 23 belng pushed up against the overlying tip of the latch lever to snap the down on the handle with thelower edge of the bearing member resting against the upper sideofthe window rail.

In manipulating the upper sash, the latter may be lowered as indicated in full lines in Fig; 4 by inserting the pull member in the'socket 17' and pulling down the sash. On the other hand, the sash may be raised without damage either to the window pane or the wooden rail by reversing the head, causing the bearing memberto engage'the window pane and pushing up with the same against the sash rail. It will thusbe seen that the described form of implement may be utilized conveniently to perform all the operations of raising or lowering either the lower or upper sash without the likelihood of damage thereto which has'heretofore accompanied such manipulation.

\Vhil-e I have herein shown and'described for the purpose of illustration one specific embodiment of the invention, it-is to be understood that extensive deviations may be made from the; mechanical construction and the form and relative arrangement of parts herein described, all without departing'from the spirit thereof.

Claims: I

1. A window manipulating implement comprising a head having a socket adapted to receive an elongated handle or pole, said head being provided at one side with a laterally extending,hook-shaped, pull memher, and at the opposite side with a lateral offset provided with a faceadapted to-bear against the window pane and simultaneously exert a lifting pressure against the underside of the upper rail of the window sash to. raise the same, the face of said ofi'set being inclined at an angle to the axis of the handle and said offset comprising a flattened metallic" head provided with a nonmetallic covering of rubber for its window engaging walls;

2. A window manipulating implement comprising a head provided at one side with a laterally extending pull member and at the opposite side with a non-metallic, laterally offset, bearing member provided with a face presenting a substantial bearing area adapted to bear against the windowpane, and lateral edges also presenting a: substantial bearing area to-engage the rail of the window I sash,

3: A window mani-pulating implement comprising a headprovided' at one side with a laterally-extending pull member and a laterally extending push member having a bearing. face adapted to engage the window pane, and bearing edges also presenting a substantial bearing area simultaneously to bear against the'rail.

4. A window manipulating implement having a laterally extending member presenting. to the Window pane an extended bearing area and also having an edge adapted simultaneously to bear against the rail of the sash, said bearing area and edge being faced with a non-abrasive material.

5; A window manipulating implement comprising a head adapted to be secured to a handle, a lateral offset providing a support for the'bearing member having a hearing face of extended area adapted to bear against the window pane, and an edge adapted to engage the rail of the sash, said face being inclined to the handle axis.

6; A window manipulating implement having a head adapted to be secured to a handle, and a lateral offset comprising a metallic support for a bearing member and having a non-metallic bearing face of extended area adapted to rest against the window pane and simultaneously engage the window rail.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification,

HENRY E. MEYER. 

